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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO<br/>
<span class=large>ST JOHN</span>
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CHAPTER 9
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Jesus, on the Sabbath, heals a man born blind—The Jews accuse him of Sabbath violation—He lectures them on spiritual blindness.
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And</span> as <i>Jesus</i> passed by, he saw a man which was <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 9: 28 (28-31); Matt. 20: 30 (30-34); Mosiah 3: 5; 3 Ne. 17: 9 (7-10); D&C 84: 69.">blind</a> from <i>his</i> birth.
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And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Man, Antemortal Existence of.">man</a>, or his parents, that he was born blind?
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Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG God, Works of.">works</a> of God should be made <sup>b</sup><a href="john/9/3b" mark="b" type="A" title="John 11: 4.">manifest</a> in him.
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I must <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 5: 17.">work</a> the <sup>b</sup><a href="john/9/4b" mark="b" type="C" title="John 4: 34; TG Good Works.">works</a> of him that sent me, <sup>c</sup><a href="john/9/4c" mark="c" type="H" title="JST John 9: 4  . . .  while I am with you; the time cometh when I shall have finished my work, then I go unto the Father.">while</a> it is <sup>d</sup><a href="john/9/4d" mark="d" type="A" title="Rom. 13: 12 (11-12); Alma 34: 33.">day</a>: the <sup>e</sup><a href="john/9/4e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Darkness, Spiritual.">night</a> cometh, when no man can work.
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As long as I am in the world, I am the <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Light of the World; TG Light of Christ.">light</a> of the world.
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When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
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And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Neh. 3: 15; Isa. 8: 6.">Siloam</a>, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
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&#182; The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
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Some said, This is he: others <i>said,</i> He is like him: <i>but</i> he said, I am <i>he.</i>
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Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
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He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 5: 10.">wash</a>: and I went and washed, and I received <sup>b</sup><a href="john/9/11b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Sight.">sight</a>.
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Then said they unto him, Where is he?  He said, I know not.
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&#182; They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
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And it was the <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/14a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sabbath.">sabbath</a> day when Jesus made the clay, and <sup>b</sup><a href="john/9/14b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Healing.">opened</a> his eyes.
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Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.  He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
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Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day.  Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles?  And there was a division among them.
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They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes?  He said, He is a <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/17a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 7: 40 (40-44).">prophet</a>.
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But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
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And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind?  how then doth he now see?
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His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
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But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
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These <i>words</i> spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
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Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
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Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
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He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner <i>or no,</i> I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
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Then said they to him again, What did he to thee?  how opened he thine eyes?
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He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear <i>it</i> again?  will ye also be his disciples?
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Then they <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/28a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Reviling.">reviled</a> him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
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We know that God spake unto Moses: <i>as for</i> this <i>fellow,</i> we know not from <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/29a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 8: 14.">whence</a> he is.
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The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and <i>yet</i> he hath opened mine eyes.
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Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
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Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/32a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST John 9: 32  . . .  except he be of God.">blind</a>.
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If this man were not of <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/33a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 2: 22.">God</a>, he could do nothing.
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They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us?  And they cast him out.
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Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
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He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
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And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
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And he said, Lord, I believe.  And he worshipped him.
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&#182; And Jesus said, For <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/39a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Judge.">judgment</a> I am come into this world, that they which <sup>b</sup><a href="john/9/39b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 5: 32; 1 Tim. 1: 13, 15.">see</a> not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
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And <i>some</i> of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
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Jesus said unto them, If ye were <sup>a</sup><a href="john/9/41a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Spiritual Blindness.">blind</a>, ye should have no <sup>b</sup><a href="john/9/41b" mark="b" type="A" title="John 15: 22 (19-27).">sin</a>: but now ye say, We <sup>c</sup><a href="john/9/41c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Accountability.">see</a>; therefore your <sup>d</sup><a href="john/9/41d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Sin.">sin</a> remaineth.
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